# Dick Lowe

Dick Lowe is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 56.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 56
- Serving since: 2020-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dc094bcd-66c1-47f4-b9b0-94272636a7fe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dc094bcd-66c1-47f4-b9b0-94272636a7fe (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Lowe voted against the majority of Oklahoma House Republicans 67 times; party unity 84%, in the bottom quarter of the Oklahoma House (average 88%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.03), from 187 donors and 552 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 93.6% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 84% (88%). 67 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Fourth Reading · SB 2 Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction;… · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Veto Override Without Emer. · SB 1589 Crimes and punishments; modifying scope of certain offense related to gambling. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1589/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · HB 1370 Motor Fuel Tax Code; repealer; reduction in federal excise tax on gasoline or diesel fuel; emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1370/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · SB 893 Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB893/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Reconsider Measure · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 1884 School employees; modifying the access statewide professional educators' associations have to school employees; allowing termination of certain… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1884/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 514 Schools; student eligibility; virtual charter school students; Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) activities; policies. Effective… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB514/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 2143 Ad valorem tax; authorizing use of digital visual technology for inspection of real property. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2143/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SJR 53 Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SJR53/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/

## Legislation (OK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 80 bills: 80 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 38.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 63 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3167: Agriculture; Oklahoma Agriculture Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3167/
- SB 1893: Students; creating the Teacher Shortage Reduction Act; providing criteria for certain graduation recognition; providing criteria for certain education… (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1893/
- HB 3166: Agriculture; Oklahoma Agriculture Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3166/
- HB 3023: Strong Readers Act; reading screenings; screening instruments; intervention plan implementation and reporting; Reading Proficiency Team; State Department of… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3023/
- SB 1189: Schools; requiring certain amount of funds to be allocated from the School Security Revolving Fund, subject to availability. Effective date. Emergency. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1189/
- HB 3158: Education; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3158/
- HB 3165: Revenue and taxation; Oklahoma Revenue and Taxation Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3165/
- HB 3170: Workers' compensation; Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3170/
- SB 1251: Schools; allowing the School Security Revolving Fund to be used for certain purpose; requiring funds to be allocated for certain fiscal years, subject to… (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1251/
- HB 3162: Schools; School Resource Officer Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3162/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 76% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/dick-lowe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090834527836
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dick.lowe
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dick-lowe-11977a20/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dc094bcd-66c1-47f4-b9b0-94272636a7fe